Gender Masculine
Usage Russian
Scripts Василий(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. /vɐ.ˈsʲi.lʲɪj/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Russian form of Basil 1.

Related Names

DiminutivesVaska, Vasya
Feminine FormVasilisa
Other Languages & CulturesVasil(Albanian) Basileios, Basilius(Ancient Greek) Vasil(Belarusian) Vasil, Vasko(Bulgarian) Basil(English) Baz, Bazza(English (British)) Pasi(Finnish) Basile(French) Vasil, Vaso(Georgian) Vasileios, Vasilios, Vasilis, Vassilis(Greek) Basilio(Italian) Vasilijs(Latvian) Vasilijus(Lithuanian) Vasil, Vasko(Macedonian) Wasyl, Bazyli(Polish) Vasile, Vasilică(Romanian) Vasilije, Vaso(Serbian) Basilio(Spanish) Vasyl(Ukrainian)
Surname DescendantsVasiliev, Vasilieva, Vasilyev, Vasilyeva(Russian)

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Entry updated December 8, 2017